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the route will be rendered as attractive as possible, 

 no doubt, as the professional stated recently that he 

 had no less than thirty-one subjects to embody in 

 them ; how far they may interest the general public, 

 or those reading them, is another thing ; they may, 

 perhaps, be treated with indiflPerence, or be comprised 

 in the murder of the innocents. 



' Who is to be guard on the coach seems to be 

 at present undecided, but most likely some one wUl 

 be wanted to put the drag on, unless the professional 

 does it himself. As regards the blowing the horn 

 there will be no diflSculty about that, as there are 

 plenty in the concern capable of performing the 

 task. 



'Just a word or two about the Opposition coach 

 before concluding. It will be worked on the upper 

 ground by two men of experience on the Salisbury 

 and Beaconsfield roads, while the lower will be 

 managed by one who has always worked harmoniously 

 with his chiefs, and is not likely to cut up rough 

 with them, though he may be found rather cross with 

 his opponents. The Opposition coach is what has 

 been running under the name of the " Conservative," 

 but is now off the road, or rather running as the same 

 concern under different auspices. 



' Their leaders have always worked well, and their 

 teams have been properly put together, coupled up, 



